(CNN) -- Dozens of people are feared dead after two explosions were reported in northern Nigeria.
The blasts happened about two minutes apart Saturday evening in the city of Maiduguri, residents said. The explosions happened as a crowd watched soccer on television, said resident Goni Kakani.
"It is difficult to say how many people died in the blasts, but you are talking of dozens of dead people," said resident Babagoni Hassan.
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Maiduguri is in the state of Borno, in northeastern Nigeria. That region has been the site of attacks by Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group.
Mechanic Dahiru Sadiq said he and his customers ran for their lives after hearing the explosions.
"I can see smoke and flames across the road, though I don't know which building is on fire," he said.
Another resident, Muktar Lawan, saw destroyed buildings.
"All the houses in the area shook and many buildings are razed and reduced to rubble," Lawan said.
Source: CNN.com